Chapman v. Yellow Cab Cooperative 

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing for failure to state valid cause of action plaintiff’s complaint alleging that defendants violated Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), where plaintiff alleged that: (1) he was “employee” of defendant-Yellow Cab Cooperative since he drove taxi cab under sublease from individual who, in turn, had leased taxi from another individual who had arrangement with Yellow Cab to refer business to said cab; and (2) president of Yellow Cab had unlawfully “terminated” him under FSLA after he had complained that he was not receiving minimum wages. Under Rule 12(e), Dist. Ct. could properly require plaintiff to allege sufficient facts that would allow defendants to respond intelligently to plaintiff’s complaint, and plaintiff’s last attempt to file amended complaint failed to set forth plausible claim under FSLA, where plaintiff’s allegations that Yellow Cab was his employer because it controlled his driving through chain of leases had been rejected in Callahan, 813 F.3d 658.